The Rotary Club of Ikeja, District 9110, has held its 2021 Tree Planting Programme at the Ikeja Junior High School, Ikeja, Lagos.
The programme is geared towards providing a healthy environment as well as confronting the danger of flooding and depletion of the ozone layer.
Speaking at the event held recently, the President, Rotary Club of Ikeja, Gbenga Badejo, said the club decided to key into the tree planting programme because of the tremendous advantage of trees to the environment.
While commending the Tree Planting Programme, an initiative of the Lagos State Government and Rotary International District 9110, Rtn Badejo added that, ‘’We at Rotary Club of Ikeja always strive to create a better environment in line with the vision of Rotary Club, District 9110 and Rotary International, and this year is not an exception.
“We are here at Ikeja Junior High School, like we have always done for many years to plant trees to help reduce the effects of erosion on the environment and make the air fresher.’’
In her speech at the occasion, the principal of the school, Mrs. Olufunke Ibidapo Oyeleye, commended the club for its consistency in planting trees in the school for many years.
